Justin Martin averaged 7.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in the Musketeers? nonconference slate but has erupted for 14.8 points and 7.2 boards in the team?s 4-1 Big East start.

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If Xavier's men's basketball team needed any more proof that Justin Martin is its X-factor, then the team's first five Big East games offer plenty of validation.

Martin averaged 7.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in the Musketeers' nonconference slate but has erupted for 14.8 points and 7.2 boards in the team's 4-1 Big East start against St. John's, Butler, Marquette, Creighton and Georgetown. His rebounding in conference-only games ranks third in the Big East.